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An ounce of prevention can amount to big savings at Jewel-Osco grocery checkouts, courtesy of a value-added incentive the Supervalu subsidiary is offering to customers in the form of a 20 percent-off discount to use on a future grocery shopping trip.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. has enhanced its Live Better! Wellness program with the addition of Live Better! Pharmacy, an online drug store providing customers with the convenience of ordering prescription drugs at their convenience.

Americans think they’re healthier than they actually are, according to a new survey from Chicago-based market research firm Mintel.

In surveys that ask people to assess their own health, large majorities of respondents routinely rate their condition as robust. But do they feel they’re getting healthier, getting less healthy or staying as is? That’s one of the questions addressed in a report issued last month by the federal government’s National Center for Health Statistics.

With an eye on convenience, cost and consumer education, Supervalu Pharmacies is expanding its traditional flu shot program by offering help to ease some of the anxieties the upcoming flu season may bring.

Giant Eagle, Inc. yesterday began making 10 broadly used generic prescription antibiotics in 46 common dosages free at all of its 210 in-store pharmacies. Company officials said the wellness program is expected to save consumers $4.6 million annually.

I was pleased to read recent research from Mintel showing we’re making some headway as consumers in the intake of sodium.

Plan B, which is also known as the “morning-after pill,” is a high dose of contraceptives that can help prevent pregnancy. It can be sold by pharmacists without a prescription for patients 17 and over.